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23 YEARS WAG FOR A GAY PRI PROCLAMATN
What started as a gay rights rally 1975, evolved to the San Jose Pri Ftival 1976. Acrdg to the webse, the ftival and para “started back 1975 as a gay rights rally and evolved to San Jose Pri Ftival 1976.
It started back 1975 as a gay rights rally and evolved to San Jose Pri Ftival 1976. Copyright © 2023 Gay Central Valley. It took three more years, but on Febary 21st, 1978, Hay, along wh Councilmembers Sie Wilson, Al Garza, and Jim Self, approved a rolutn clarg the week of June 18, 1978, as Gay Pri Week San Jose.
The uncil, cludg Garza, did agree to issue a proclamatn for Gay Human Rights Week, but the LGBTQ muny saw as a feat. Gay Pri proclamatns beme polilly toxic. When Mayor Hay ran for re-electn that November, her mpaign was nonted wh a newspaper ad readg: “The recent Gay Pri Week iated by Mayor Ja Grey Hay is a perfect example of moral sensivy and weak learship.